Trump’s First Instinct on Impeachment: Going Back to His Racist Roots

News of an impeachment inquiry prompted the president to issue an ‘us vs. them’ response — and the ‘them’ was highly racialized

Activists ask for impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump as they gather on Capitol Hill on September 23, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images

The impeachment saga hit a new crescendo on Tuesday, and with it, Donald Trump’s racism reached a new low.